The fate of Afghanistan was mapped in a private meeting between a new US ambassador and a Pakistani general, a conversation that stayed hidden for decades while the region burned.
By Desmond Okafor ·
General Vernon Walters confronted Pakistan's ruler with proof of nuclear procurement in 1982, but the resulting 'double-talk' kept the procurement secret from the U.S. Congress.
By Roy Castellano ·
For decades, the U.S. ignored warnings that arming Pakistani dictators would fuel a nuclear fundamentalism—a gamble recorded in a 50-minute meeting kept secret since 1988.
By Eleanor Voss ·
A redacted intelligence study from Lawrence Livermore was being prepared for special operations commanders, even as the world watched Pakistan’s nuclear expansion.
By Eleanor Voss ·
Soviet agents forged letters to Imam Khomeini and manipulated Baluchi leaders to incite ethnic conflict and poison diplomatic ties between Islamabad, Delhi, and Tehran.
By Marcus Boone ·